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Write for 5 minutes flat – no editing, no over thinking, no backtracking. Topic – joy…

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JOY – a simple three letter word. It can mean many things to each individual person. One might find joy in raising children while another finds joy in the single life and bar hopping. It can be found engaging in sports or in just losing oneself in a good book or favorite hobby.

No matter where one finds joy, it is in everyone’s life; we just have to look for it sometimes. We can become overrun by everyday stresses that we forget to en-joy life and appreciate what we have.

I, personally have been going through a difficult situation recently and especially this past week, I have found myself in a funk. When I let myself feel sorry for circumstances, it would be so easy to stay in bed or stay at home alone or eat lunch by myself and just wallow in my own self pity. And, God knows, I try that every day. But, then, I find joy again (or joy finds me) when I am reminded of what I do have.

I have an amazing beautiful three year old boy who loves me and I still get to spend plenty of time with almost every day. I have family willing to drop what they are doing and help me with anything I need. I have friends who listen to me talk and don’t judge. What has gotten me through these past tough days are the simple things: an uplifting text message, an unexpected nice phone call, a warm hug, a much needed drink and friends just willing to let me vent or cry if it makes me feel better. Just knowing that I still matter, I have and that somehow I will get through this brings the joy back into my life just a little bit…

Hi there.. thanks for visiting my place and leaving such a nice comment! What a lovely list of things to give joy.. it reminds me of Anne Voskamp’s One Thousand Gifts. Ever heard of it? Here’s a link. not sure if it will work though:

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Welcome to my little home in cyberspace and thank you for visiting! I am single working mother and aspiring writer. Read along as I attempt to stumble through everyday life with it's trials in newfound single life and motherhood, all the while feeding in to my passion for storytelling and my growing fascination with photography.